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Army Guard pilots support missions in Alaska
May 27, 2010 — FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska, - Among the aviators operating out ofthe Elmendorf Air Force Base flight... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Curran, an Alaska Regional Flight Center UC-35 pilot, flies the twin-engine 7-passenger plane during a short hop from Fort Greely to Elmendorf Air Force Base April 26, 2010.

Louisiana aviators launch into battle with oil spill
May 27, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - "Launch, Recover, Launch" best describes theoperations tempo of the helicopter... MORE

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter belonging to the 1/244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, State Aviation Command, Louisiana Army National Guard performs sling-load operations in support of the state of Louisiana's response to the Deepwater Horizon, in Hammond, La., May 11, 2010.

Troop care tops nation's obligations, Biden says
May 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Caring for troops is the nation's "one truly sacred obligation," Vice President Joe... MORE

Missouri Guard Blackhawk, crew responds to oil spill
May 27, 2010 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo., - For one of the five Missouri National Guardsmen who make up the first part... MORE

Missouri National Guard Capt. Nicholas Pianalto makes equipment adjustments in the pilot's seat of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the air field of the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Army Aviation Support Facility at Fort Leonard Wood. Pianalto, who lives in Waynesville, and three other Missouri Guardsman took off from Fort Leonard Wood to help with the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico May 26, 2010.

Illinois Guardsmen leave for oil spill duty
May 27, 2010 — DECATUR, Ill., - Five Illinois National Guard Soldiers with the 106th Aviation based here packed... MORE

Montana ANG repeats as best in food service
May 27, 2010 — GREAT FALLS, Mont., - For the second time in the last four years, the Montana Air National Guard... MORE

Summer programs expand for military children
May 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - From camps to golf clinics to acclaimed museums, military children have an abundance... MORE

More MRAPs to roll into Camp Atterbury
May 27, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - Thetechnique of warfare evolves and so does... MORE

Deploying Soldiers will drive Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicles during driver training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver
Training Center. With the proposed increase in MRAPs on Camp Atterbury, deploying units will be able to train on theater specific MRAPs, like these Maxx-Pros, which see more use in Iraq.

National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command trade lessons from experience
May 26, 2010 — SDEROT, Israel - A four-year relationship between the National Guard and the Israeli Defense Force's... MORE

An Israeli officer briefs Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an observation post overlooking the Gaza strip near the Israeli city of Sderot on May 25, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and to observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.

Air Guard successfully tests back-up for messaging systems
May 26, 2010 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS , Md., - The Air National Guard recently teamed up with contractors and other... MORE

North Carolina Guard Creating Shared Experiences

A Career of Service: Illinois Army Guard Soldier Reflects on Time in Active Component, Army Guard, and Army Reserve

District of Columbia Guard, Jamaican Defence Force Partner at Cyber Exercise

Ohio Guard Attends Exercise Platinum Wolf in Serbia

Tennessee Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition